1917, 1¢ green, block of 12, natural guideline straightedge at bottom, cancelled by "EGGS" cancel, some creasing and minor perf toning, F.-V.F. Scott No. 498  Estimate $100 - 150. This cancel originated in Lancaster Pa. where farmers put eggs in carton, addressed it, applied stamps and placed the carton on a Greyhound bus where the cancel was applied. $0 (Image)

1917, 1¢ green, top pair with crazy extra perfs from foldover after printing, corrected prior to cutting into panes, o.g., Very Fine. Scott No. 498e  Estimate $100 - 150. $0 (Image)

1917, 1¢ green, tied by "Marion, Ky. Mar 30 1912" waving flag machine cancel on cover with DuPont Sporting Powders multicolor ad design showing Quail on Rail Fence & Cornfield, addressed to Marion Ky., inscribed at bottom "We sell Du Pont sporting powders", printed advertising text on reverse, Very Fine. Scott No. 498  Estimate $300 - 400. $0 (Image)

1917, 1¢ green, used with 24¢ Jenny (C3) and 2¢ carmine (499) tied by purple "Air Mail Service Wash. N.Y. Phila. 'Washington' May 15 10AM First Trip" duplex on first flight cover from Washington D.C. to New York City. AAMC No. 101A $500. Scott No. 498  Estimate $200 - 300. The airmail rate effective May 15, 1918 to July 14, 1918 was 24¢ per ounce. This was overpaid by 3¢, as airmail rates were frequently misunderstood since the 24¢ rate included special delivery service and ground leg if any. $0 (Image)

1917, 1¢ green, perf flaws, used with 5¢ blue (504) strip of three, tied by purple "Air Mail Service Wash. N.Y. Phila. 'New York' Dec 4" duplex on flight post card from New York to Alameda Cal. via Philadelphia (12.5), Very Fine, The airmail rate was 16¢ per ounce effective July 15 to Dec. 15, 1918, and included special delivery service and ground leg if any. Scott No. 498  Estimate $150 - 200. $0 (Image)

1917, 1¢ green, tied by "Temple Pa. May 18" duplex on "The Blue Star News" 1918 envelope to Seattle, Wash., mailed by unregistered news agent at the 2nd class transient rate of 1¢ for up to 4 ounces, Very Fine and scarce use. Scott No. 498  Estimate $100 - 150. $0 (Image)

1917, 1¢ green, tied by "Elizabethton, Tenn. Apr 22" cds on certificate of fourth class mailing, fee was 1¢, Very Fine and scarce use. Scott No. 498  Estimate $100 - 150. $0 (Image)

1917, 1¢ green, tied on AEF YMCA lettersheet that was converted to wrapper for newspaper, addressed to Seneca Falls N.Y., purple AEF censor handstamp, prepaid third class rate of 1¢ per two ounces, Very Fine, Soldiers mail was free for first class only. Scott No. 498  Estimate $100 - 150. $0 (Image)

1917, 1¢ green, tied by "Ephrata Pa. Oct 31 1921" duplex on Form 3450 Deficiency Notice addressed to Chicago Ill., this was sent requesting 17¢ fee to forward 17 pieces of mail or 1¢ fee to pick up mail at originating post office in Ephrata, the recipient picked up the mail, Very Fine. Scott No. 498  Estimate $100 - 150. $0 (Image)

1917, 1¢ green, precanceled "Springfield, Ohio" and affixed to seal "The William Tell Line" multi-color mailer and split upon opening, addressed to Ellsworth Falls Me., some small faults, F.-V.F. Scott No. 498  Estimate $100 - 150. $0 (Image)

1917, 1¢ green, used with 1917, 10¢ orange yellow pair, 50¢ red violet and $1 violet brown; along with 1917 1¢ and 2¢ documentary revenues (R228, R229), single and strip of three respectively, all tied by "Dayton Ohio" third class ovals on insured parcel tag from Dayton, Oh. to Jamaica Plains, Mass.; some stamp flaws, F.-V.F. Scott No. 498 + 510, 517, 518  Estimate $300 - 400. The $1.71 in stamps prepays postage of $1.46 (1 lb. @ 8 cents, 23 lbs. @ 6 cents) for Zone 5 parcel post plus 25¢ insurance fee. The war tax was to be paid by revenue stamps at a rate of 1¢ per 25¢ in postage according to the schedule: 1 to 24 cents: no tax, 25 cents - 1¢ tax, 26 to 50 cents: 2¢ tax, 51 to 75 cents: 3¢ tax; and each additional 25¢ or fraction: 1¢ additional tax. The 7¢ war tax on this tag incorrectly paid tax on the entire $1.71, tax should have been 6¢ as special service fees were not taxed. $0 (Image)

1917, 1¢ green, used with 1917, 3¢ purple as forwarding postage, tied by "Grand Forks, N. Dak." third-class oval on large The Saturday Evening Post illustrated magazine cover to Grand Forks and forwarded to Mentor Minn., prepaying the 2nd class transient rate of 4¢ for up to 16 ounces, F.-V.F. Scott No. 498 + 501  Estimate $200 - 300. The transient second-class rate of 1¢ per 4 ounces was used for mailings by unregistered news agents and for the forwarding of second class matter. While most second class material was paid for in whole to the postmaster this rate required stamps to be affixed. $0 (Image)

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1917, 1¢ green, A.E.F. booklet pane, horizontal pair, fresh with rich color, tied by large double-circle Fontairie Military School handstamp on gray lettersheet addressed to Philadelphia Pa., Fontairie (10.19) origin cds, purple A.E.F. censor handstamp, forwarded locally upon to the state hospital, Very Fine a; with 2006 P.S.E. certificate. Scott No. 498f  Estimate $500 - 750. THIS WAS SENT ON THE LAST DAY BEFORE THE SOLDIERS FREE FRANKING PRIVILEGE TOOK EFFECT. Free franking for military personnel overseas was established October 4, 1917, and implemented on October 20, 1917. $0 (Image)

1917, 1¢ green, A.E.F. booklet pane, horizontal row of three from bottom left corner of pane showing guideline at left, tied by French militare cds on cover to Hudson Falls N.Y., purple "Missent to Hoosick Falls, N.Y." straightline handstamp, "Hoosick Falls N.Y. May 19 1918" forwarding duplex also ties stamps, circular A.E.F. censor handstamp, Fine, This was sent by the YMCA secretary who was not entitled to free soldiers mail.; with 2006 A.P.S. certificate. Scott No. 498f  Estimate $300 - 400. $0 (Image)

1917, 1¢ green, A.E.F. booklet pane, single used on 2¢ entire, tied by ink smudge, "U.S. Army Postal Service, Jan 14" wavy flag machine cancel adjacent, addressed to Washington D.C., purple A.E.F. censor handstamp, docketed as received 1918; partial flap and top edge fault; complete unexploded booklet, Fine, This was sent by a civilian clerk who were not entitled to free soldiers mail. Scott No. 498f  Estimate $300 - 400. $0 (Image)

1917, 1¢ green, A.E.F. booklet pane of 30, position W6, right tab with guide lines at left and bottom, well centered, o.g., lightly hinged, Very Fine; with 2002 P.S.E. certificate. Scott No. 498f  $1,150. $0 (Image)

1917, 1¢ green, A.E.F. booklet pane single, easily distinguished by the wide imperforate margin at top, corner tear, tied by "U.S. Army Postal Service, Aug 8 1917, No. 2" duplex of APO 2 in Paris, France, on French picture post card showing the Americans arriving in France, addressed to Norfolk Va., violet U.S. A.E.F. censor handstamp at left, complete unexploded booklet, a Very Fine usage, ex-Alpha; with 1998 A.P.S. certificate. Scott No. 498f  Estimate $5,000 - 7,500. THE EARLIEST DOCUMENTED USAGE OF THE 1¢ A.E.F. BOOKLET PANE ISSUE. The sender was a war hero and his service record is well known. John Newport Greene went to France with the American Red Cross in January of 1917. He served six months with the Norton-Harjes Field Ambulance Service. He wrote and mailed this card just after his enlistment in the U.S. Army. He was commissioned a second Lieutenant in the field artillery. He was quickly promoted to first lieutenant and later became the first recipient of the U.S. Military Cross and the first American to receive the French Croix de Guerre for valor in battle.The A.E.F booklets were long thought to have first reached France in September of 1917 through the firsthand account of Dr. Warren Babcock of Detroit, who arrived with that shipment. However, subsequent research has established that an earlier shipment was ordered around the middle of June just as the preparations were being made for the deployment of troops in France and the United States Mail Agency in France was being established. This earlier shipment probably reached France around the end of July or first of August. The card offered here is the earliest 1c usage of only two known post cards with the 1¢ A.E.F. booklet pane stamp that have been recorded in August and can be identified to be from the first shipment. $0 (Image)

1917, 1¢ green, block of fifteen, straight edge at bottom, tied by "Registered, Shanghai, China" ovals on reverse of registered cover from Shanghai, China to Vienna, Austria, purple "U.S. Postal Agency (Shanghai, China) Apr 10, 1920" cds on front and back, block also tied by New York Registered transit oval; cover tear on front and back, Fine, The largest recorded usage on cover. Scott No. 498  Estimate $300 - 400. $0 (Image)

1917, 1¢ green, cracked plate, wide left margin clearly showing crack, plate 10645 position 96, tied by Rochester N.Y. Jun. 19 machine cancel on post card to North Greece, N.Y.; some card creasing and tear, F.-V.F. Scott No. 498  Estimate $100 - 150. $0 (Image)

1917, 1¢ green, cracked plate variety, top plate 10656 block of 16 showing the full crack running between left two columns, perforation shift allows error to show perfectly, o.g., never hinged, Very Fine. Scott No. 498  Estimate $200 - 300. The plate crack was probably produced from stress during the rolling process. $0 (Image)

1917, 1¢ green, double impression, well centered, strong impressions, o.g., Very Fine and choice, a rare variety, ex-Floyd; with 2000 P.F. certificate. Scott No. 498d  $250. $0 (Image)

1917, 1¢ green, imperf between, horizontal pair with bottom sheet selvage, deep rich color, o.g., barely hinged, Very Fine and choice; with 2002 P.S.E. certificate. Scott No. 498b  $700. $0 (Image)

1917, 1¢ green, imperf between, vertical pair bright and fresh, o.g., single short perf at top left, Fine and scarce variety, ex-Murphy; with 2001 P.F. certificate. Scott No. 498c  $700. $0 (Image)

1917, 1¢ green, imperf between, horizontal pair, o.g., never hinged, rich deep color, exceptional freshness, Very Fine; with 2013 P.S.A.G. certificate. Scott No. 498b  $1,400. $0 (Image)